Rhynchosporium

Rhynchosporium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Ascomycetes
Order:	Incertae sedis
Family:	Incertae sedis
Genus:	Rhynchosporium; Heinsen ex A.B.Frank (1897)
Type species
	Rhynchosporium secalis; (Oudem.) Davis (1922)
Species
	R. agropyri; R. commune; R. lolii; R. orthosporum; R. secalis

Rhynchosporium is a genus of fungi that causes leaf scald disease on several graminaceous hosts. It includes five currently accepted species: R. secalis from rye and triticale, R. orthosporum from Dactylis glomerata, R. lolii from Lolium multiflorum and L. perenne, R. agropyri from Agropyron, and R. commune from Hordeum spp., Lolium multiflorum and Bromus diandrus.^[1]^[2] R. commune is one of the most destructive pathogens of barley worldwide, causing yield decreases of up to 40% and reduced grain quality.^[3]

References

^ Zaffarano PL, McDonald BA, Linde CC (2011). "Two new species of Rhynchosporium". Mycologia. 103 (1): 195–202. doi:10.3852/10-119. hdl:1885/100192. PMID 20943529.
^ King KM, West JS, Brunner PC, Dyer PS, Fitt BD (2013). "Evolutionary relationships between Rhynchosporium lolii sp. nov. and other Rhynchosporium species on grasses". PLoS ONE. 8 (10): e72536. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072536. PMC 3797698. PMID 24146740.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
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